A Review of the Physiological Factors Associated with Alcohol Hangover.

A Review of the Physiological Factors Associated with Alcohol Hangover. Curr Drug Abuse Rev. 2017 Feb 07;: Authors: Tipple C, Benson SM, Scholey A Abstract Alcohol hangovers are a commonly experienced consequence of drinking and are frequently associated with worsened mood and cognitive functioning. The physiological changes that occur with an alcohol-induced hangover state are largely unknown. This review focuses on key physiological factors of an alcohol-induced hangover, more specifically, oxidative stress, lack of sleep, hormonal fluctuations, dehydration, headaches, fever and changes to the immune system. Increased understanding of the relationship between the physiological factors and symptoms of a hangover is needed to further elucidate the mechanisms of an alcohol-induced hangover and potentially identify a treatment. The direct effects of the physiological factors occurring during an alcohol-induced hangover state should be further assessed under laboratory settings. PMID: 28176621 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Current Drug Abuse Reviews - Category: Addiction Tags: Curr Drug Abuse Rev Source Type: research